Qiu Jinlian

During her studies, she learned traditional East Asian Nihonga under the guidance of art teacher Kyu Harada and became friends with Zhou Hongchou, Peng Rongmei [zh], Lin Aqin, and others.

[3] Furthermore, through Kyu Harada, Chiu became acquainted with the "Three Youths of the Taiwan Exhibition"— Kuo Hsueh-hu, Chen Jin (painter), and Lin Yushan.

[2] In February 1938, Qiu Jinlian returned to her hometown and married Lin Longsheng, a graduate of Taipei Medical College.

Upon learning of Qiu Jinlian's plight, he offered her and her children temporary residence in a Japanese-style dormitory.More than a year after the war had ended, and just days before Yamauchi was set to leave for Japan, Lin Longsheng miraculously returned.

Qiu Jinlian actively participated in local affairs and was elected as the executive director of the Tongxiao Town Women's Association in 1954.

She mortgaged her house for a loan of 6 million NTD and was unable to pay the interest, leaving her home at risk of being auctioned.Nevertheless, Qiu Jinlian maintained a positive outlook on life and frequently attended reunions with her classmates from the Third High School for Girls.

[2] In 2010, Qiu Jinlian became embroiled in a land dispute when a construction company illegally dug a drainage ditch behind her residence.

[3] During her school years Qiu often used campus plants as subjects for her sketches, adhering to the artistic philosophy of painters during the Japanese colonial era, such as Xiangyuan Gutong [zh], which emphasized depicting Taiwan's natural and cultural landscapes.

[8] Qiu Jinlian's color glue Bird-and-flower painting Yanlaihong (Amaranth), created in 1932, is now part of the collection at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.

[9] Another work, Allamanda, created in 1933, is now housed in the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, with the acquisition price reaching 3 million NTD.

For instance, Lin Aqin did not resume her artistic pursuits until her children were grown, while Zhou Hongchou and Chen Xuejun withdrew from the art world altogether, as did Qiu Jinlian.